Obituary of Pauline Morris

Pauline (Polly) Piper Morris died on December 10, 2010 at Jacksonville 's Memorial Hospital . Polly Piper was born on April 12, 1918 in Stryker , Ohio , to Edmund and Anna Strong Piper. She was the fifth of six children. Her Catholic faith and upbringing sustained her throughout her 92 years.

Polly graduated from high school in 1935 and trained at St. Vincent 's Hospital in the RN program. She practiced in public health and private duty nursing, eventually enlisting in the Navy when World War II broke out. She was stationed in Hawaii , caring for the injured soldiers and sailors at the hospital in Pearl Harbor . Throughout her life, Polly spoke fondly of her nursing career, and the travels and adventures it brought her. Her kind heart and caring nature were hallmarks of her life, as she was always the first to lend a hand to friends and even strangers.

While training for the Navy in San Diego, California , she went to a dance and met a Marine pilot named Warren Thomas Morris from Winter Haven, Florida . Tom and Polly married in 1946, moved to Jacksonville , and raised a large happy family in a home that was the gathering place for all of the neighborhood children.

Tom and Polly were charter members of Christ the King Catholic Church. Polly was an active member of Circle 5 and other charitable organizations for many years, and was a regular member of Friday Musicale as part of her support of the arts in Jacksonville .

Polly is survived by her six children: Thomas Lee Morris (Nancy Morris); Terry Edward Morris (Cheri Morris); John Paul Morris; James Douglas Morris; Martha Ann Moore (Gary Moore); Kathleen Louise Morris-New, plus 13 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.

Family will receive friends on Monday, December 13, 2010 at 11:00 am at Christ the King Catholic Church, 742 Arlington Road North, Jacksonville , Florida with funeral mass to start at 11:30, with interment at Arlington Park Cemetery , 6920 Lone Star Road, Jacksonville , Florida . Family would like to invite friends for fellowship following the internment at Christ the King.

"Our life is a gift from God, what we do with that life is our gift to God."